Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Harvey

A 24-year-old Harvey man was killed early this morning after being hit by a vehicle while he was crossing a street in the south suburban city.

The man, identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Javier Segura, 24, of the 15800 block of Fisk Street, was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of 159thStreet and Lathrop Avenue in Harvey a little after midnight, according to Harvey spokeswoman Sandra Alvarado.

Segura was transported to Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, where he was pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m., according to the medical examiner.

No other details were yet available, said Alvarado, who said police were still investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.